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Sample In A Jar by Phish

Artist Biography For Phish

Phish Is A Rock Band Which Formed In 1983 In Burlington Vermont United States. For Most Of Their Career The Group's Lineup Has Consisted Of Trey Anastasio Guitar Vocals Page McConnell Keyboards Vocals Mike Gordon Bass Vocals And Jon Fishman Drums Vocals Vacuum Cleaner . The Band Is Known For Musical Improvisation Extended Jams Blending Of Genres And A Rigorous Touring Schedule That Draws A Famously Dedicated Fan Base. Their Music Blends Elements Of A Wide Variety Of Genres Including Funk Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock Folk Country Jazz Blues Bluegrass And Pop. Phish Were Part Of A Movement Of Improvisational Rock Groups Inspired By The Grateful Dead And Colloquially Known As "jam Bands" Which Gained Considerable Popularity As Touring Concert Acts In The 1990s. After 15 Years Of Performing Together Phish Went On Hiatus In 2000. They Resumed Touring In December 2002 But Disbanded In 2004 After A Farewell Performance At Their Coventry Festival In Vermont. They Reunited In March 2009 For A Series Of Three Consecutive Concerts Played In The Hampton Coliseum In Hampton Virginia And Have Since Resumed Performing Regularly. Although The Group Received Little Radio Play Or MTV Exposure Phish Developed A Large Following By Word Of Mouth During The 1990s Particularly Through Fan-Record Tapes Of Their Concerts Which Circulated For Free Online With The Band's Permission. While Often Compared To The Grateful Dead Phish Finds Their Roots In Styles Such As Jazz Funk And Alternative Rock As Opposed To The Dead Who Were More Influenced By Folk Country And Blues. Each Phish Concert Is Different In Terms Of The Songs Included And The Order In Which They Appeared And For Many Songs In The Way In Which They Were Performed. Also Unique To Phish Are Their Large Summer Festivals Which Draw Upwards Of 70K People To Remote Areas In Maine And New York State As Well As Close To 100K For Their Epic Millennium Show In The Everglades Of South Florida. Along With Bob Dylan And The Beatles Phish Were One Of The First Bands To Have An Internet Newsgroup - Rec.Music.Phish - Launched In 1991. In Regards To Phish Rolling Stone Magazine Proclaimed "Given Their Sense Of Community Their Ambition And Their Challenging Generous Performances Phish Have Become The Most Important Band Of The Nineties."

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Sample in a Jar

Written By The Writing Duo Of Tom Marshall And Trey Anastasio Sample In A Jar Was Initially Panned By Fans When It Was Released On Phish's 1994 Album Hoist Being Deemed The “The Apocalypse That Will End The World Of Phish As We Know It” For It's Mainstream "hit" Potential. "Sample" Never Made It On The Charts As Predicted By Fans But Has Become A Common Song Featured At Phish Shows. To Date It Has Been Played 303 Times Recently Mostly As A Early-To-Mid First Set Song And Counting Since It's Debut On 2/4/93. Along With Lifeboy Sample In A Jar Was One Of Only Two Songs From Hoist To Be Debuted In Their Entirety Before The Album's Release.

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